Bed attachment for vehicles



y 28, 1929- T. CARPENTER ET AL 15, 31.

BED ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES Filed Sept. 22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l WITNES ATTORNEY y 28, 1929. T. CARPENTER ET AL 1,715,221

BED ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES Filed Sept. 22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 64/7/9672 Zer ,//Q ZZM M Rl Za ckary MENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY i Patented May 28, 1929.

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.: r are THOMAS L. CARPENTER AND ROY L.- ZACHARY, OE HARLOW, OKLAHOMA.

BED ATTACHMENT r'on vnr irorins.

Application filed September 22,1926 Serial No. 137,056.

n An object of our present invention is the provision of sleeping quarters for automobiles, ofa construction which does not interfere with the appearance of the automobile,

and which snugly accommodates the occupant-s thereof and protects them from weather conditions and from insects, and which also does not interfere with the rear view of the driver when the device is not in set up condition for the occupants thereof.

A further object is the provision of an attachmentfor automobiles that provides sleeping quarters for the occupants thereof, in which the lower portion of the improvement affords a compartment for luggage or the like, and in which the bed is made up of a fixed and a hinged section, the latter normally closing the major portion of the rear of the improvement, the sides of the improvement being partly open but being covered with both sand and insect screens, means being provided for eifecti-vely holding, the hinged bed section in longitudinal aliiiement with the fixed'hedsection or at right angles thereto, while the whole of the improvement is provided with curtains that may be readily folded or let down to suit weatherconditions and the desire of the occupants of the device.

A still further object is the provision of an attachment for this purpose which may be easily and rigidly secured upon the body of an automobile in an expeditious manner and which includes both storage and sleeping compartnients aswell as a top that fully covers the sleeping, compartment and. the front portion of the automobile, there beingmeai' sf'or permitting the proper ventilation of the sleep iiig quarters, illuminating the same andprotecting the same from-the elements and from insects. 1

To the attainment of theforegoing the improvement also resides incertain novel features of construction, combination and operative association of par-ts, a satisfactory embodinient of which is disclosed by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile provided with the improvement.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the iii'iprovemei'it detached from the automobile. Figure 3 is sectional view similar to Flg ure 2 but showing the swingable bed-section n a the bed or frame of the automobileeffectively brought to alignwith the hired bedsection.

Figure 4 is a sectional View on the line 4-4 of Figure 2 with the mattress and springs redirectly in the rear of the back of the seat 2,

there is the lower box-like portion 3 of our improvement. This portion 3 is of a width equaling that of the automobile bed but may be of a. greater length than said bed. The rectangular hollow base 3 of the improvementhas bolted on its sides brackets 1* which are bolted to the sides of the automobile bed, and the-under face of the compartment 3, at

the outer and open end thereof has secured thereona transversely extending beam 6 which. projects beyond the sides of. the said,

compartment. To this beam 6: there is hinged,- as atv 7 ,a door 8* which is swingable to close the compartment 3, the said door being locked in closed positionby means indicated. by the numeral 9. Having its base or bottom rest-. ing upon the top ofthe compartment. 3 there is the upper sleeping compartment 10- of the improvement. This compartment is of a greater width thanthecompartment 3, the latter compartment serving as a stor-. age for luggage and the like... The compartment 10 hasits corners provided with upstanding beams-11 and-to these beams there are secured the lower side boards 12 of the said coiiipartnientand to the. front beams there'is secured the front board 13 ofthe saidcompartment. 'lheboard l-g is centrally notched or cut-away, as at 14, to. accommodate the rear portion of tlieseat 2, and to the side boards 12 and the sides of the luggage compartment 3 there are-fixed the straight ends of angle braces 15., Theforwardangle braces 15 depend beyond the sides of the luggage compartn'ient 3 and are bolted or otherwise secured to the sides of the bed of the automobile, while the rear angle braces 15have their straigl'it lower ends bolted or otherwise cured to the ends of the beam 6. These brace elements, together with-the bolts thatpass through'the floor of the compartment 3and secure the improvement on the body of the machine. The beams or uprights 11 have fixedl secured to their 11 oer ed es lon itudinally extending wooden plate 16, the same being of materially greater length than the side boards 12 of the sleeping compartment 16 inasmuch as these plates extend over the seat 2and over the wind hhield of the automobile 1 as well as extending a suitable distance rearwardly with respect to the compartment 16. Transverse plates 17 are securedbetween the plates 16 and the uprights 11. On the up per rounded edges of the plate 17, as well as on the longitudinal plates 16 there are longitudinally extending slats 18 and fixed on the side plates 16 andon the slats 18 there is a fabric cover 19. The cover 19 it will be noted protects both the compartment and the seat 2 of the automobile.

' The front of the compartment 10 is open at the top portion thereof, and there are, of

course, openings between the boards 12 and the plates 16 at the sides of the compartment.

These lateral openings are covered by reticulated plates 19. Two of such plates are arranged against each other, one of the plates being in the nature of a sand screen'and the ,ting.

other being in the nature of an insect net- By the arrangement of these plates dust will not be permitted to enter the sides of the compartment 10 nor can insects enter such compartment. The sides of the compartment may be covered by curtains 20 which are fixed .to the plates 12 and are held in rolled condition thereon by suitable straps. These covers 26 are provided with eyes to be engaged by the usual fasteners common in.

the automobileindustry. The forwardend of the plates 16 are provided with similar curtains 21 that are designed to protect the seat 2 and the occupants thereof during rainy weather. v

The bottom or base of the compartment 10 has arranged thereon springs 22 for a mattress section 23; The mattress is of a length and width equaling that ofthe sleeping compartment 10. The lower closed sides of the compartment which I have referred to as the boards 12, are each provided, at their rear ends, [with reduced'substantially rectangular extensions 24:, and passing transversely through each of these extensions and through the sides thereofthere are bolt members 25, which bolts are engaged by suitable nuts. The back for the compartment 1O, which is indicated by the reference numeral 26, is in reality a'movable bed section and includes a base, relatively deep sides and a rear closed end. Between the open end of the back and the outer end of the floor or base of the compartment 10 there are fixed the ends of 'a fabric sheet 27, and this sheet is of the same material as is the cover 19 for the top and the curtains. Also the back is preferably covered by a facing of similar material,

the automobile.

springs there is a mattress section 33.

ceived in eyes secured in the rear pests 11 when the back is swung to closed position and the latching means 29 together with the links 28 holdthe movable bed section in closod position, the links acting to support themovable bcd section in both of its positions will be apparent upon inspection of Figures 2 and 3 ofthe drawings. It is to be noted that the back is of a depth equaling or. slightly less than the projecting rear portion of the top of the device, so that such portion of the top will overlie the back when the'latter is in closed position. It will be further noted'that the length of the back is such as to arrange the same a suitabl e distance below the top when the back is in closedposition. This is important inasmuch as the driver looking into the rear Visioning mirror out of the machine can observe conditions at the rear of Normally rolled on the rear of the top of the device there is a curtain 8O sustained in rolled condition by the usual straps. This curtain has side flaps 31. The curtain and the side flaps thereof are designed to cover the rear and sides of theback member '26 when the latter is in its lowered position. The base or bottom of the back member supports thereon springs 32 and resting on these The mattress section 33 is brought into longitudinal alignment with the mattress section 22 when the back member 26 is lowered, and

thus the mattresses afford a convenient bed ofthe desired'length for the occupants of the automobile when camping. In the top of the compartment'lO there is a lamp bulb 34 wired to the electric system of the machine and this bulb may be lighted to illuminate the interior ofthe sleeping compartment when de sired, a suitable switch controlling the circuit to the lamp. I v r I The improvement is of a comparatively simple construction, and does not 1 detract from the appearance of the automobile on which the same is arranged. The improve ment not only provides simple and convenient sleeping quarters but the compartment 8 affords ample space for the storage of luggage or for other articles desiredby the occupants of the automobile. It is only necessary tov lower the rear curtain 30 and its flaps 31 for the privacy of the occupants of the;

7' connection with an automobile of the road ster type, it is to be understood that the same vent outsiders observing conditions in the compartment. The front of the compartment being open and the sides thereof being screened at proper ventilation of the compartment and the exclusion of insects from the compartment will be insured. In stormy weather all of the curtains are let down and fastened so that the occupants are insured against such weather conditions. The improvement may be cheaply constructed and easily applied and may be likewise easily removed after a touring trip. To more effectively brace the device we preferably pass .through the front of the storage compartment 3 a bolt member 85 that also passes through the front braces 15, or if desired, through the side beams for the bed of the automobile.

Obviously the partly open front of the sleeping compartment may be provided with a curtain for closing the same.

While the improvement is illustrated in may be employed in connection with touring cars by simply removing the back seat of such type of vehicles, and also the improvement may be applied on trucks.

Having claim In a vehicle body, a compartment includdescribed the invention, we

ing sides, rectangular extensions formed with c the rear ends of the sides by reducing the latter, a back for the compartment and including a base, sides, a rear closed end, and an open front end disposed toward the compartment when the back is aligned therewith, bolt and nut connections pivotally securing the back to the extensions and passing through the latter and the sides of the back,

uprights for said compartment, a single link for each side of the back and pivotally received at one end by the bolts of the bolt and nut connections, while the opposite ends of the links are pivotally'secured to the uprights at points thereon to hold the back in alignment with the compartment when the back is so disposed and at right angles to the compartment when disposed to close the same, and a facing for the back and closing the open end thereof when the back is disposed in its last mentioned position.

In testimony whereof e aflix our signatures.

THOMAS L. CARPENTER. ROY' L. ZACHARY. 

